St. Agnes School Sponsors Chunky Soup Drive

By Mary McCarthy
HERALD Staff Writer
(From the issue of 10/10/02)

ARLINGTON — For the children at St. Agnes School in Arlington, Monday morning began with a Mass at the church to honor Mary. The closing hymn at Mass was "We Are Called." The children sang, "We are called to act with justice, we are called to love tenderly, we are called to serve one another; to walk humbly with God!" After Mass, the children put these words into action by praying the rosary and donating cans of Campbell’s Chunky Soup to the Arlington Food Assistance Center.

Msgr. James W. McMurtrie, pastor, was responsible for bringing the Chunky Soup Drive to St. Agnes School. He has seen how much the Chunky Soup Drive at Bishop O’Connell High School has helped Christ House in Alexandria, and he hopes that the Chunky Soup Drive will become a tradition at St. Agnes. Msgr. McMurtrie also started the Chunky Soup tradition at St. Theresa School in Ashburn.

Over 400 cans of Campbell’s Chunky Soup were brought by the students and teachers of St. Agnes School. The students also make sandwiches throughout the year to help the homeless in Alexandria.

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